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As noted, the assessee had not maintained separate accounts for its two units of Ahmedabad one being eligible for deduction under section 80-I, the other not so eligible. Both printing units printed and published news papers which were marked as Ahmedabad edition. Such news papers were circulated in and around the city of Ahmedabad including North Gujarat. The news papers, in all respects, were identical. The quality of paper used, the printing material and the cost of each such news paper sold in Ahmedabad as well as outside Ahmedabad were the same. Under the circumstances, the most fair and equitable means of dividing the income between the two units would be in the proportion of their internal publication and circulation of Ahmedabad edition. That is what the Assessing Officer has done. We restore the formula.In the result, the question is answered in favour of the Revenue subject to the observations made in the judgement

Shanti Prime Publication Pvt. Ltd.

Section 80I of the Income Tax Act, 1961 — Deduction — Assessee has not maintained separate accounts for its two units of Ahmedabad one being eligible for deduction under Section 80 I and the Other not so eligible  and the newspapers in all respects were identical and the quality of paper used, the printing material and cost of each such newspaper sold in Ahmedabad as well as outside Ahmedabad were  the same, under such circumstances, the most fair and equitable means of dividing the income between the two units would be in proportion of their internal Publication and circulation of the Ahmedabad edition — Commissioner of Income tax vs. Lok Prakashan Ltd. [2018] 408 ITR 188 (Gujarat)     

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